Dummies! Nine-man City on brink of Euro exit

DUMB: Kompany looks on as City's Champions League campaign hangs by a thread [GETTY]

Two goals from CSKA Moscow striker Seydou Doumbia, who celebrated by sucking on a dummy, sealed a famous 2-1 win for the Russians as City finished the controversial clash with just NINE men.

Yaya Toure scored a stunning free-kick to wipe out Doumbia's second-minute opener but was later sent off as Pellegrini's men suffered more European humiliation to leave them on the brink of crashing out.

And City boss Pellegrini said: "It is very difficult to understand how we played so bad from the beginning. We were so nervous. We gave away two bad goals. We didn't play."

“It is very difficult to understand how we played so bad”

Manuel Pellegrini

The embarrassment was compounded by sub Fernandinho also getting his marching orders for two yellow cards within 25 minutes of going on.Toure had already been booked in the first half, but got a straight red for violent conduct.

The carnage left City with just two points from four games and rock-bottom of Group E, with leaders Bayern Munich already through to the last 16 with two games to spare.

Pellegrini added: "It is difficult to know why (we played so badly). It was such a low performance from important players. It is a strange moment."It is not just this competition. In the last two weeks we are not playing."